Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / Белоснежка и семь гномов. Уровень 1. Братья Гримм

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      The hunter was shocked and sad to hear such cruel orders. He, like everyone in the royal household, loved the little princess. He did not want her to die, and he did not want to be the one to kill her. He would have to figure out how to save her. However, he bowed before the Queen and promised to complete the task.

      There was a very large forest not far from the palace. Usually Snow White was allowed visit a certain parts of it, where there were many birds, rabbits and deer.

      One morning, the Queen called Snow White and said “Snow White, go to the forest with the hunter. I know that you love it there, and you usually play with the birds and animals. Today is such a wonderful day! Go and enjoy yourself.”

      “Oh, thank you, Mother!” said Snow White happily, because she really loved the forest. She loved the birds singing the rabbits with their fluffy tails hopping in and out of holes and the gentle deer with their beautiful eyes frolicking about. They loved her too, and always came to play with her whenever she visited them.

      So Snow White went with the hunter, singing and skipping as she went along. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and white clouds were drifting about. It was a wonderful day. The forest creatures welcomed her and ran along with her. She played with them for many hours. They were having a wonderful time.

      Suddenly Snow White realised that they had gone very deep into the forest.

      They walked for a long time. And still the hunter walked on, taking her deeper and deeper into the forest.

      “Why are we going so deep into the forest?” Snow White turned and asked the hunter anxiously. “It’s time to go back. We are already late. The Queen will be furious.”

      The guard was very sad. He did not want to kill Snow White. She was such a good and kind girl, and also very beautiful, too. Everybody loved her. He decided to explain why the Queen had sent them to the forest. He had been ordered, he said, to kill her and carry back her heart as proof that he had really killed her.

      “The Queen does not trust,” he said.

      Snow White was shocked.

      “How can the Queen be so cruel? Have I done something wrong?” she sobbed.

      “Dear Princess, do not cry. You haven’t done anything. The Queen is jealous of your beauty, that’s why she wants you dead.”

      “Oh! Please don’t kill me. I will never return to the palace. I will go far away. The Queen will never see me again.”

      “Run, little Princess, run. I will not kill you,” remarked the hunter sympathetically.

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      Snow White ran away from the hunter, deeper and deeper into the forest. The hunter killed a small animal and took its heart back to the Queen. She was very happy to see it. She was sure that it was Snow White’s heart.

      Alone in the forest, Snow White was terrfied, and drew the creatures of the forest around her. The birds chirped to cheer her up.

      Night was coming and it was getting dark, so she began to run again. Snow White had no idea where she was. She had never seen this part of the forest before. There were tall trees and dark shadows around her. Her forest friends followed her, all very scared. In the distance she saw a small cottage and ran towards it.

      “I wonder who lives in that cottage? It must be a wood-man’s cottage,” she said.

      She knocked at the door. No one answered. But the door was open, so she pushed it and went inside. It was very dark. She found some candles and matchsticks. She lit a candle, raised it above her head and looked around.

      “What a beautiful cottage!” she exclaimed. “Everything is so neat and clean.”

      She saw a long СКАЧАТЬ